Doom Meets Borat!?
from the site:
In 2006, during a stint out west to promote his then new movie, Sacha Cohen, (aka Borat) met Daniel Dumile, better known as Zev Love X, or MF DOOM. Their blazing freestyle ciphers and mutual love of Purple Kush led to an impromptu recording of Doom’s ‘My Favorite Ladies’ verses (see Herbalisers’ Something Wicked…album) over a beat Borat had made back in ’05 with Kulki Boolchek, a Khazak producer. Later that year Doom ventured east, and recorded three more gems with Cohen at the castle of Rudolf II in Prague, renowned for its stone acoustics. DigDug bought the master off a based-out gypsy in East Oakland and the rest is history! **Please FREELY DOWNLOAD THESE GEMS**, as they have been labeled ‘Degenerate Music’ by the Putin administration and the whole album is banned in the greater East. Censorship will never extinguish true heat!
CHECK IT
source: hiphopisread
—-
Two of the most eccentric characters to ever appear on tv/rapvideo. Ill shit.
Necro’s DIE Album Gets a Release Date
From the press release:
Brooklyn-bred rapper Necro, who has cultivated an immense cult following in his career is back with another chapter in his self-styled brand of blood soaked hardcore hip-hop. The sixth studio release of his career, DIE!, scheduled for a May 18th release throug his own Psycho+Logical-Records, will be the artist and label owner’s first album released through the new distribution deal with Universal/Fontana.
Man, I remember one of my friends talking about he met Necro at the mall and got a cd from him. We listened. Shit was dope. It was mostly shock value but at the end of the day, dude had wit and he could rhyme his ass off lol. More than ten years later, dude is still supplying angry ass suburban white kids (I hate you dad!!) with that horrorcore. Looking forward to this album.
My favorite track from Necro:
hiphopdx: The Truth About Solar..
Tasha Denham, Solar’s baby momma, provides some answers to the things we’ve all been wondering… kinda wish I didn’t know.
“I was also informed that, the longer and longer it went, that Solar even took Guru’s phone away for days at a time. Guru wasn’t allowed to have a personal life at all. Even when they were on tour, he took Guru’s inhaler from him and told him that he wasn’t allowed to use it, because it was a crutch, and that he didn’t really need it…It just breaks my heart that [Guru] was suffering that way.”
read the rest here at hiphopdx
Judging by the depiction of Solar in this article, I hope she’s under some kind of hip hop witness protection service.
yU
yU of Diamond District stops through Rugged Sole in New York to talk about his new album Before Taxes, musical influences and upcoming projects. If you haven’t already copped the free album, you are losing.
Okayplayer: Little Brother
This is probably the best coverage of Little Brother I’ve ever seen.. commentary from Pete Rock, ?uestlove, Khrysis and from the members of the group.. check it out here
RIP GURU
Letter from Solar Guru:
I, Guru, am writing this letter to my fans, friends and loved ones around the
world. I have had a long battle with cancer and have succumbed to the disease. I
have suffered with this illness for over a year. I have exhausted all medical
options.
I have a non-profit organization called Each One Counts
dedicated to carrying on my charitable work on behalf of abused and
disadvantaged children from around the world and also to educate and research a
cure for this terrible disease that took my life. I write this with tears in my
eyes, not of sorrow but of joy for what a wonderful life I have enjoyed and how
many great people I have had the pleasure of meeting.
My loyal best
friend, partner and brother, Solar, has been at my side through it all and has
been made my health proxy by myself on all matters relating to myself. He has
been with me by my side on my many hospital stays, operations, doctors visits
and stayed with me at my home and cared for me when I could not care for myself.
Solar and his family is my family and I love them dearly and I expect my family,
friends, and fans to respect that, regardless to anybody’s feelings on the
matter. It is my wish that counts. This being said I am survived by the love of
my life, my sun KC, who I trust will be looked after by Solar and his family as
their own. Any awards or tributes should be accepted, organized approved by
Solar on behalf myself and my son until he is of age to except on his own.
I do not wish my ex-DJ to have anything to do with my name likeness,
events tributes etc. connected in anyway to my situation including any use of my
name or circumstance for any reason and I have instructed my lawyers to enforce
this. I had nothing to do with him in life for over 7 years and want nothing to
do with him in death. Solar has my life story and is well informed on my family
situation, as well as the real reason for separating from my ex-DJ. As the sole
founder of GangStarr, I am very proud of what GangStarr has meant to the music
world and fans. I equally am proud of my Jazzmatazz series and as the father of
Hip-Hop/Jazz. I am most proud of my leadership and pioneering efforts on
Jazzmatazz 4 for reinvigorating the Hip-Hop/Jazz genre in a time when music
quality has reached an all time low. Solar and I have toured in places that I
have never been before with GangStarr or Jazzmatatazz and we gained a reputation
for being the best on the planet at Hip-Hop/Jazz, as well as the biggest and
most influential Hip-Hop/Jazz record with Jazzmatazz 4 of the decade to now. The
work I have done with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time. And we as a
team were not afraid to push the envelope. To me this is what true artists do!
As men of honor we stood tall in the face of small mindedness, greed, and
ignorance. As we fought for music and integrity at the cost of not earning
millions and for this I will always be happy and proud, and would like to thank
the million fans who have seen us perform over the years from all over the
world. The work I have done with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time
and is my most creative and experimental to date. I hope that our music will
receive the attention it deserves as it is some of the best work I have done and
represents some of the best years of my life.
-
Damn.
#RIPGURU
you will be missed
Dipset Reunion?
As usual, Miss Info got the inside scoop:
Last week I had a conversation with two old friends. But what was remarkable about this wasn’t the fact that they called, or even what we talked about….what really meant something is that, for the first time in over three years, these two guys were calling me together…
“Minya, it’s Jimmy….I’m sitting in the passenger seat of this car right now. I want you to talk to the driver real quick.”
“Ok, Jimmy.”
[brief pause] “What up, Min. It’s Cam…”
Yes!! Now we’re finally getting somewhere…Before I could start grilling them about the who/what/where/why/when….Jimmy made it very clear that he had to get something off his chest, with Cam right there…
Jim Jones said: “It’s 2010, and this is something I gotta get off my chest…You’ve known us from back when we didn’t have what we have now, so you remember, that above all, me and Cam, we still brothers. And we’re building on getting back on track but first, I apologize for being a rude brother, for saying things publicly without first trying to handle them privately. I apologize for not leading by example because what I didn’t realize at the time, I was venting but it wasn’t all about me. There were other people whose dreams were also part of this movement. So by not leading by example, they were left stranded too. The way I handled our business issues was with emotion, and it got totally f–ked up. That’s what selfishness does…. I have demons that I’m learning to deal with. We’re all successful, me and Cam and Juelz, so we’re blessed. But that comes with responsibilities. I had complaints and I’m not backing away from the issues I had, but I’m just mad at how I handled them. The business of the Diplomats could have been fixed before. But by putting my emotions out in the public, it only made things worse. And of course, some of us became bitter about it. We had this luxurious life, but the rest of the family, they had slow down because of the ball I started rolling. I’d be pissed at me too…
But God works in mysterious ways…a couple people took vacations, and there’s a lane that’s wide open. What we built solo since Dipset grew apart, we can combine and make even stronger together. I needed to clear my conscious before we work on building a bigger and better movement. Plus, consider it fair warning to everyone else.”
When Cam got back on the phone, he was definitely more pragmatic and cautious with his words.
Cam’ron: “There’s nothing really Diplomats-related to show you yet. We all have our own obligations right now, our own projects. I have this Boss of All Bosses Pt. 2.5 mixtape with Vado and DJ Drama dropping soon. But yes, me and Jim have been speaking, we’re working out the mechanics of this, and looking at our options right now. If it makes sense, it can happen.”
—
Check out the rest at her site
Would be interesting to see how their crews were to interact as well, Jimmy with his whole byrdgang posse and Cam with the UN. either way, hope this come together.
AHH: Top 10 Logos in Hip hop
Haven’t linked anything from Allhiphop in awhile. But I liked this post. They could have definitely gone deeper or had somebody who knew some behind the scenes behind them or………….. youu know what, i dont really like this post too much after all. I’m just glad they’re spotlighting the design which often gets overlooked in the music but is noticeable as hell when its bad.
Check it out here
DEF JAM classic logo
The Game Album Details
from XXL:
As previously reported Game and Dr. Dre reunited for the project, with the superproducer offering his skills both behind the boards and on the mic. “Dre is a hip-hop legend and one of the reasons I’m making music,” Game said in a statement. “To be working so closely with him again…man, I don’t even have words to describe it.”
Pharrell Williams, who is credited as a co-executive producer on the project, is also excited about working with D-R-E. “I cannot believe I am actually producing songs on the same album as Dr. Dre,” he said. “Humbling, man… I owe Game for that one. His album is gonna be a problem.”
Pharrell produced the first two lead-off tracks from the album; the street-oriented “It Must Be Me” and the more radio friendly “Ain’t No Doubt About It,” featuring Justin Timberlake. As of press time neither song has a release date.
Yeah. That album is going to be nuts.
iStandardproducers: 14KT
My latest interview for iStandardproducers with 14KT (Athletic Mic League). Chopped it up on the way to the record store… never really made it (got lost!) but he talked about how he got his start, upcoming projects and (kinda) working with Jay Electronica.
Check out the Nowalataz LP here.
Macy’s + DJ-ing?!
Macy’s is co-sponsoring DJ events nationwide. Details here:
Join young, hip, fashionistas at MACY’s Kipling’s stores across the country to learn the art of scratching and mixing from The Scratch DJ Academy, the world’s leader in DJ and Music Production, while checking out the coolest handbags and accessories from Kipling’s Spring & Summer line.
The tour kicks off this Saturday, April 10th @ Macy’s Garden State Plaza in Paramus, NJ and travels to select Macy’s across the country:
The Kipling Color Jam Tour Dates & Cities
Saturday, April 10 – 2PM Macy’s Garden State Plaza (Paramus, NJ) DJ – Djay Jung
Saturday, April 10 – 2PM Macy’s Santa Anita (Arcadia, CA) DJ – Excel
Thursday, April 15 – 5PM Macy’s Herald Square (New York City) DJ – Vida Ventura
Thursday, April 15 – 5:30PM Macy’s State Street (Chicago, IL) DJ – Dani Deal
Saturday, April 17 – 2PM Macy’s Woodfield (Schaumburg, IL) DJ – Megan Taylor
Saturday, April 24 – 2PM Macy’s Florida Mall (Orlando, FL) DJ – Dave Barona
Saturday, April 24 – 2PM Macy’s Union Square (San Francisco, CA) DJ – DJL
Saturday, April 24 – 2PM Macy’s Stanford Center (Palo Alto, CA) DJ – Quantum
Featuring:
” Live performances from The Scratch DJ Academy’s top DJs.
” FREE “Scratch & Burn Sessions”- Learn the art of scratching and mixing.
” Free “Kiptinis” and “Minis”
” Mini-manicures and makeovers from Kipling’s stylists.
” Cool prizes: Macy’s gift-cards, Kipling wristlets, coin cases & passport holders.
” A Free Gift of The Cimio 2.0 DJ Mixtape software to mix your digital music files like a professional DJ with any Kipling purchase of $50 or more.
—
“learn the art of scratching and … while checking out the coolest handbags and accessories from Kipling’s Spring & Summer line.”
Hmmmmm… I don’t know how to feel about that but it does sounds like great exposure for DJ culture. I just hope the right people are making money from this and not too many “young hip fashionistas” are inspired to start DJ’ing parties.
D-Dot
A mellowed out D-Dot talks about some of his production, past collaborations (Eminem, 50 cent) and upcoming projects as the Madd Rapper.
